Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria. As of 2021 its population was of 2,100.

Etymology

The name Bastardo is linked to the presence of a roadside inn located at the junction of the Via Flaminia and the Via Tuderte. The settlement was known as Osteria del Bastardo ("Bastard's Inn") until 1933, when it was renamed "Bastardo".

Earlier documented forms include Cappanna del Bastardo ("Bastard's Hut", first recorded in 1492), and later variants such as Coupona and Bettola del Bastardo ("Bastard's Tavern"). Later proposals to change the name did not result in a permanent change. Most output was sent to the steelworks in Terni. In 1923 work began on a thermoelectric power plant.

The villa has been attributed to Gaius Julius Rufio, the son of a freedman of Caesar.

  • The little church of Madonna del Pianto

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File:Abbazia san felice.jpg|The Abbey of San Felice

File:Madonna del pianto.JPG|The church of Madonna del Pianto

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References

Further reading

  • Bastardo (Thayer's Gazetteer of Umbria)